Dạy ngữ pháp theo ngữ cảnh để cải thiện kỹ năng nói của các thí sinh làm bài thi PET

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THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

LE THI THUY VAN

TEACHING GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT TO IMPROVE

SPEAKING SKILLS FOR PET CANDIDATES

(Dạy ngữ pháp theo ngữ cảnh để cải thiện kỹ năng nói

của các thí sinh làm bài thi PET)

M.A THESIS

(APPLICATION ORIENTATION)

Field: English Linguistics

Code: 8220201

THAI NGUYEN – 2019

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THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

LE THI THUY VAN

TEACHING GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT TO IMPROVE

SPEAKING SKILLS FOR PET CANDIDATES

(Dạy ngữ pháp theo ngữ cảnh để cải thiện kỹ năng nói

của các thí sinh làm bài thi PET)

M.A THESIS

(APPLICATION ORIENTATION)

Field: English Linguistics

Code: 8220201

Supervisor: Dr. Phung Thi Thu Ha

THAI NGUYEN – 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................i

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... iii

LIST OF CHARTDECLARATION ..........................................................................iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .........................................................................................vi

ABSTRACT..............................................................................................................vii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION. ...........................................................................1

1.1. Rationale ..........................................................................................................1

1.2. Aims of the study ............................................................................................2

1.3. Scope of the study ............................................................................................2

1.4. Research questions...........................................................................................2

1.5. Significance of the study..................................................................................2

1.6. Research design................................................................................................3

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW...............................................................4

2.1. Some definitions...............................................................................................4

2.1.1. Definitions of grammar.......................................................................................... 4

2.1.2. Definition of context............................................................................................... 4

2.1.3. Teaching grammar in context................................................................................ 5

2.2. The roles of teaching grammar ........................................................................6

2.2.1. The necessity of teaching grammar....................................................................... 6

2.2.2. Different approaches of teaching grammar........................................................... 7

2.3. Why we should teach grammar in context.......................................................9

2.4. Preliminary English Test (PET).....................................................................11

2.5. Some previous studies....................................................................................12

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ......................................................................14

3.1. Method of the study .......................................................................................14

3.2. The study setting ............................................................................................14

3.3. Participants.....................................................................................................15

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3.4. Data collection instrument .............................................................................15

3.5. Questionnaires................................................................................................15

3.5.1. Pretest and posttest................................................................................................ 16

3.5.2. Materials................................................................................................................ 16

3.5.3. Applying the technqiue of teaching grammar in context for PET candidates.. 16

3.6. Data collection procedure ..............................................................................18

3.7. Data analytical method...................................................................................19

CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION...................................................22

4.1. Results from questionnaires..........................................................................22

4.1.1. Students’ attitude towards the technique of teaching grammar in context ....... 22

4.1.2. Students’ viewpoint about the technique of teaching grammar in context....... 24

4.2. Results from pre and post speaking tests .......................................................26

4.2.1. Data from the pre speaking test ........................................................................... 26

4.2.2. Data from the post speaking test.......................................................................... 27

4.3. Discussions....................................................................................................34

4.3.1. To what extend the technqiue of teaching grammar in context has effects on

the PET candidates’ speaking competence ................................................................... 34

4.3.2. The students’ attitude towards the technqiue of teaching grammar in context 35

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION.........................................36

5.1. Conclusion......................................................................................................36

5.2. Suggestions ...................................................................................................37

5.2.1. For teachers......................................................................................................... 37

5.2.2. For students........................................................................................................... 38

5.2.3. Suggestions for further studies............................................................................ 38

REFERENCES........................................................................................................40

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Speaking topics and Grammar patterns ....................................................17

Table 3.2 Cambridge English scale score .................................................................20

Table 4.1. Students’ attitude towards the technique teaching grammar in context ..22

Table 4.2: Students’ viewpoint about the technique teaching grammar in context..24

Table 4.3. The Control group’s pre speaking test score............................................26

Table 4.4. The Experimental group’s pre speaking test score ..................................27

Table 4.5. The results of the Control group’s post speaking test..............................28

Table 4.6. The results of the Experimental group’s post speaking test ....................29

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LIST OF CHART

Chart 4.1: The average scores of both groups...........................................................31

Figure 4.1. The proportion of the Control group’s post speaking test......................31

Figure 4.2. The proportion of the Experimental group’s post speaking test.............32

Chart 4.2: Grammar assessment in the pre and post speakign test of the Control group. 33

Chart 4.3. Grammar assessment in the pre and post speakign test of the

Experimental group...................................................................................................33